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Mertens Anne

Département d'aérospatiale et mécanique > Metallic materials for additive manufacturing

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ORCID
0000-0001-9987-8144
Main Referenced Co-authors
Tchuindjang, Jérôme Tchoufack  (59)
Lecomte-Beckers, Jacqueline  (58)
Habraken, Anne  (50)
Dedry, Olivier  (43)
Carrus, Raoul (30)
Main Referenced Keywords
Microstructure (40); Additive Manufacturing (29); Laser Cladding (23); Additive manufacturing (17); LIMARC (17);
Main Referenced Unit & Research Centers
MMS (6)
CAREM - Cellule d'Appui à la Recherche et à l'Enseignement en Microscopie - ULiège [BE] (2)
CEA - Centre Européen en Archéométrie - ULiège [BE] (2)
Sirris (2)
A&M - Aérospatiale et Mécanique - ULiège [BE] (1)
Main Referenced Disciplines
Materials science & engineering (171)
Archaeology (5)
Mechanical engineering (4)
Aerospace & aeronautics engineering (2)
Engineering, computing & technology: Multidisciplinary, general & others (2)

Publications (total 182)

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Mertens, A., Dedry, O., Reuter, D., Rigo, O., & Lecomte-Beckers, J. (2015). Thermal Treatments of AlSi10Mg Processed by Laser Beam Melting. In D. Bourell (Ed.), Proceedings of the 26th International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (pp. 1007-1016). https://hdl.handle.net/2268/185421

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Jacques, P. J., Furnémont, Q., Mertens, A., & Delannay, F. (2001). On the sources of work hardening in multiphase steels assisted by transformation-induced plasticity. Philosophical Magazine. A. Physics of Condensed Matter. Defects and Mechanical Properties, 81 (7), 1789-1812. doi:10.1080/01418610108216637 https://hdl.handle.net/2268/105212

Snoeck, G., Mertens, A., & Tchuindjang, J. T. (07 February 2024). Repair of complex aluminum parts processed by additive manufacturing (Poster PhD day Space4ReLaunch Louvain-la-Neuve) [Poster presentation]. PhD day Space4ReLaunch (Louvain-la-Neuve), Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.

Habraken, A., Jardin Tome, R., Pham Quy Duc, T., Tchuindjang, J. T., Carrus, R., Tuninetti, Duchene, L., Mertens, A., Hoang, T. V., & Tran Xuan Van. (05 October 2023). Simulations of Directed Energy Deposition process, High Speed Steel [Paper presentation]. 3rd International Workshop on Plasticity, Damage and Fracture of Engineering Materials, 4-6 October 2023, İstanbul, Türkiye (Hybrid), Istanbul, Turkey.

Saggionetto, E., Seidou, A. H., Roger Vila, G., Dedry, O., Tchuindjang, J. T., & Mertens, A. (October 2023). Development of SiC-enriched tool steel by Laser Powder Bed Fusion [Paper presentation]. High Strength Steel - International Workshop, Bergamo, Italy.
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Franceschi, M., Saggionetto, E., Yazdanpanah, A., Pezzato, L., Mertens, A., & Dabalà, M. (October 2023). L-PBF fabrication of a novel high silicon carbide-free bainitic high strength steel [Paper presentation]. High Strength Steel - International Workshop, Bergamo, Italy.
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Jardin, R. T., Tuninetti, V., Tchuindjang, J. T., Duchene, L., Hashemi, S. N., Tran, H. S., Carrus, R., Mertens, A., & Habraken, A. (August 2023). Optimizing laser power of directed energy deposition process for homogeneous AISI M4 steel microstructure. Optics and Laser Technology, 163, 109426. doi:10.1016/j.optlastec.2023.109426
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Maurizi-Enrici, T., Mario, D., Dedry, O., Castagne, S., Mertens, A., & Tchuindjang, J. T. (2023). Unveiling the complex wear sequence of a directed energy deposited 316L+WC hierarchical composite against alumina. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. doi:10.1016/j.jmrt.2023.07.172
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Saggionetto, E., Seidou, A. H., Filippi, E., Roger Vila, G., Dedry, O., Tchuindjang, J. T., & Mertens, A. (04 July 2023). On the Laser Powder Bed Fusion of a Modified AISI S2 Tool Steel Enriched with SiC [Paper presentation]. Thermec 2023 - International Conference on Processing & Manufacturing of Advanced Materials, Vienne, Austria.
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Rojas Ulloa, C. E., Morch, H., Tchuindjang, J. T., Pensis, O., Di Giovanni, A., Mertens, A., Duchene, L., Tuninetti, V., & Habraken, A. (03 July 2023). Creep mechanisms of Incoloy 800H at high temperature [Paper presentation]. Thermec 2023 The International Conference on PROCESSING & MANUFACTURING OF ADVANCED MATERIALS Processing, Fabrication, Properties, Applications, Vienne, Austria.

Saggionetto, E., Seidou, A. H., Roger Vila, G., Boschini, F., Tchuindjang, J. T., & Mertens, A. (July 2023). Preparation of powders mixture of AISI S2 Tool Steel and Silicon Carbide for use in Laser Powder Bed Fusion [Poster presentation]. Thermec 2023, Vienna, Austria.

Habraken, A., Bouffioux, C., Dedry, O., Fetni Seif, Sepulveda, H., Duchene, L., & Mertens, A. (25 May 2023). Fatigue crack prediction in Multiphasic-Phasic Material [Paper presentation]. 3rd Benelux Network Meeting and Workshop on Damage and Fracture Mechanics (BDFM-2023).

Rojas Ulloa, C., Morch, H., Tuninetti Vásquez, V., Tchuindjang, J. T., Mertens, A., Duchene, L., Habraken, A., Pensis, O., & Di Giovanni, A. (23 May 2023). Accurate very-high temperature creep-life prediction of Incoloy 800H addressing effects of creep mechanism transition and nitridation [Paper presentation]. ECCC23, Edimburgh, United Kingdom.

Saggionetto, E., Filippi Elena, Dedry, O., Tchuindjang, J. T., & Mertens, A. (2023). Development and processability of AISI S2 tool steel by laser powder bed fusion [Paper presentation]. ESAFORM Conference 2023.

Delahaye, J., Habraken, A., & Mertens, A. (2023). 2D FE Modeling of the Thermal History of the Heat Affected Zone in AlSi10Mg LPBF. In L. Madej, M. Sitko, ... K. Perzynski (Eds.), Material Forming - The 26th International ESAFORM Conference on Material Forming , Esaform 2023 (pp. 189-198). Millersville, United States - Pennsylvania: Materials Research Forum. doi:10.21741/9781644902479-21
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Saggionetto, E., Filippi Elena, Dedry, O., Tchuindjang, J. T., & Mertens, A. (2023). Development and processability of AISI S2 tool steel by Laser Powder Bed Fusion. In Lukasz Madej, Mateusz Sitko, ... Konrad Perzynski, Material Forming – ESAFORM 2023 (Vol. 28, pp. 41-48). Millersville, United States - Pennsylvania: Materials research forum. doi:10.21741/9781644902479-5
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Krishnamurthy, S. C., Arseenko, M., Kashiwar, A., Dufour, P., Marchal, Y., Delahaye, J., Idrissi, H., Pardoen, T., Mertens, A., & Simar, A. (03 April 2023). Controlled precipitation in a new Al-Mg-Sc alloy for enhanced corrosion behavior while maintaining the mechanical performance. Materials Characterization, 200, 112886. doi:10.1016/j.matchar.2023.112886
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Mertens, A., & Kolisnychenko, S. (Eds.). (2023). Metal Matrix Composites. Baech, Switzerland: Trans Tech Publications Ltd.
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Seidou, A. H., Saggionetto, E., Dedry, O., Tchuindjang, J. T., & Mertens, A. (2023). Evaluation under near-equilibrium conditions of the powders mixture AISI S2 Tool Steel and Silicon Carbide for Laser Powder Bed Fusion applications [Poster presentation]. International Conference on PROCESSING & MANUFACTURING OF ADVANCED MATERIALS Processing, Fabrication, Properties, Applications, Wien, Austria.

Maurizi-Enrici, T., Saggionetto, E., Dedry, O., Boschini, F., Tchuindjang, J. T., & Mertens, A. (13 September 2022). High-silicon austenitic stainless steels obtained by laser cladding: elaboration, microstructure and local properties [Paper presentation]. Alloys for Additive Manufacturing Symposium 2022, Munich, Germany.
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Tran, H. S., Bouffioux, C., Dedry, O., Rojas Ulloa, C. E., Duchene, L., Mertens, A., & Habraken, A. (2022). Identification of a soft matrix-hard inclusion material by indentation. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 107723. doi:10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2022.107723
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Tran Hoang, S., Bouffioux, C., Dedry, O., Delahaye, J., El Fetni, S., Mertens, A., & Habraken, A. (04 April 2022). Prediction of static properties of LPBFAlSi10Mg samples post-treated by Friction Stir Processing or thermal treatments [Paper presentation]. EMMC18 – 18th European Mechanics of Materials Conference.
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El Fetni, S., Habraken, A., Mertens, A., & Tchuindjang, J. T. (April 2022). Prediction of Phase-transformations of Ti6Al4V additively manufactured during Directed Energy Deposition [Paper presentation]. 18th European Mechanics of Materials Conference.
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El Fetni, S., Delahaye, J., Duchene, L., Mertens, A., & Habraken, A. (28 February 2022). Adaptive time stepping approach for Phase-Field modeling of phase separation and precipitates coarsening in additive manufacturing alloys [Paper presentation]. COMPLAS 2021 - XVI International Conference on Computational Plasticity, Barcelone, Spain. doi:10.23967/complas.2021.009
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Fetni, S., Delahaye, J., Mertens, A., & Habraken, A. (13 December 2021). About the use of Phase Field and FE to predict micostructures, Application on AlSi10Mg samples produced by Additive Manufacturing [Paper presentation]. Premier séminaire de la GE@2M (Fédération Grand Est Mécanique des Matériaux France), Virtuel (Région du Grand Est), France.

Saggionetto, E., Maurizi-Enrici, T., Dedry, O., Tchuindjang, J. T., & Mertens, A. (29 October 2021). On the influence of the Counter-body Material on the Wear Rate of 316L+WC Composite Coatings processed by Laser Cladding [Paper presentation]. EDT-MAIN PhD Scientific Day / NanoWal Annual Meeting, Bruxelles, Belgium.
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El Fetni, S., Delahaye, J., Duchene, L., Mertens, A., & Habraken, A. (07 September 2021). Presentation: Adaptive time stepping approach for Phase-F1ield modeling of phase separation and precipitates coarsening in additive manufacturing alloys [Paper presentation]. COMPLAS 2021, Barcelona, Spain.
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Delahaye, J., El Fetni, S., Mertens, A., & Habraken, A. (03 June 2021). How finite element simulations and phase field method interact to predict material properties of additive manufacturing samples [Paper presentation]. Sixth International Conference on Research in Intelligent Computing in Engineering (RICE-2021), Online, Vietnam.
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Maurizi-Enrici, T., Dedry, O., Mario, D., Nordera, M., Castagne, S., Tchuindjang, J. T., & Mertens, A. (June 2021). Wear behavior of laser clad 316L+WC composite coatings [Paper presentation]. Thermec 2020 - 11th International Conference on Processing & Manufacturing of Advanced Materials, Vienne (modifié en mode virtuel - covid 19), Austria.
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Tchuindjang, J. T., Paydas, H., Tran, H. S., Carrus, R., Duchene, L., Mertens, A., & Habraken, A. (31 May 2021). A New Concept for Modeling Phase Transformations in Ti6Al4V Alloy Manufactured by Directed Energy Deposition. Materials, 14 (11), 2985. doi:10.3390/ma14112985
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Delahaye, J., Mertens, A., & Habraken, A. (21 April 2021). Investigation of out-of-equilibrium thermo-physical properties of AlSi10Mg processed by LPBF through modeling and experiment [Paper presentation]. ESAFORM 2021 - 24th International Conference on Material Forming, Liège, Belgium.
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Mertens, A. (13 April 2021). Additive Manufacturing : From experiments to models (Introduction and experimental aspects) [Paper presentation]. Esaform 2021: 24th international conference on material forming - Pre-conference course, Liège (en mode virtuel - covid 19), Belgium.

Saggionetto, E., Maurizi-Enrici, T., Dedry, O., Mario, D., Serrano Martin, I., Tchuindjang, J. T., & Mertens, A. (April 2021). The role of the Counterbody Material on Tribological Properties of 316L+WC Composite Coatings processed by Laser Cladding [Poster presentation]. 23rd International Conference on Wear of Materials (WOM 2021).
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El Fetni, S., Maurizi-Enrici, T., Niccolini, T., Tran, H. S., Dedry, O., Duchene, L., Mertens, A., & Habraken, A. (17 March 2021). Thermal model for the directed energy deposition of composite coatings of 316L stainless steel enriched with tungsten carbides. Materials & Design, 204 (109661). doi:10.1016/j.matdes.2021.109661
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Dedry, O., Delahaye, J., Vertruyen, B., Habraken, A., Tchuindjang, J. T., & Mertens, A. (2021). Thermal and microstructural characterizations of AlSi10Mg samples processed by Selective Laser Melting using two different preheating temperatures [Paper presentation]. Thermec 2021.
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Tchuindjang, J. T., Dedry, O., Paydas, H., Jardin, R. T., Carrus, R., Habraken, A., & Mertens, A. (2021). Micromechanical assessment and thermophysical characterization of HSS M4 deposits processed by Laser Metal Deposition, - a prerequisite to the validation of a thermomechanical model [Paper presentation]. Thermec 2021.
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Mertens, A. (2021). Metal matrix composites processed by laser additive manufacturing: microstructure and properties. In A. Riveiro, J. Pou, ... J. P. Davim (Eds.), Handbook in Advanced Manufacturing - Additive manufacturing (pp. 409-425). Cambridge, United States - Massachusetts: Elsevier. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-818411-0.00005-7
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Dedry, O., Bouffioux, C., Tran, H. S., Santos Macías, J. G., Habraken, A., & Mertens, A. (2021). Identification of AlSi10Mg matrix behavior by nanoindentation. In 24th International Conference on Material Forming. Liège, Belgium: PoPuPs. doi:10.25518/esaform21.2464
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Jardin Tome, R., Tuninetti, V., Tchuindjang, J. T., Hashemi, S. N., Carrus, R., Mertens, A., Duchene, L., Tran, H. S., & Habraken, A. (22 November 2020). Sensitivity Analysis in the Modelling of a High Speed Steel Thin-Wall Produced by Directed Energy Deposition. Metals, 10 (2020), 1554. doi:10.3390/met10111554
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Delahaye, J., Vertruyen, B., Mertens, A., & Habraken, A. (28 October 2020). Phase-Field Simulations of Coarsening Kinetics of Si Precipitates in AlSi10Mg Processed by Selective Laser Melting [Paper presentation]. 17th International Conference on Aluminium Alloys, Grenoble, France.
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Ertugrul, O., Maurizi-Enrici, T., Paydas, H., Saggionetto, E., Boschini, F., & Mertens, A. (20 September 2020). Laser cladding of TiC reinforced 316L stainless steel composites: Feedstock powder preparation and microstructural evaluation. Powder Technology, 375, 384-396. doi:10.1016/j.powtec.2020.07.100
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El Fetni, S., Maurizi-Enrici, T., Niccolini, T., Tran, H. S., Dedry, O., Jardin, R., Duchene, L., Mertens, A., & Habraken, A. (September 2020). 2D thermal finite element analysis of laser cladding of 316L+WC Composite coatings. Procedia Manufacturing, 50 (86-92). doi:10.1016/j.promfg.2020.08.016
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Maurizi-Enrici, T., Dedry, O., Boschini, F., Tchuindjang, J. T., & Mertens, A. (2020). Microstructural and Thermal Characterization of 316L+WC Composite Coatings obtained by Laser Cladding. Advanced Engineering Materials. doi:10.1002/adem.202000291
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Mertens, A., Delahaye, J., Dedry, O., Vertruyen, B., Tchuindjang, J. T., & Habraken, A. (26 April 2020). Microstructure and properties of SLM AlSi10Mg: Understanding the influence of the local thermal history. Procedia Manufacturing, 47, 1089-1095. doi:10.1016/j.promfg.2020.04.121
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Zorzetto, L., Andena, L., Briatico-Vangosa, F., De Noni, L., Thomassin, J.-M., Jérôme, C., Grossman, Q., Mertens, A., Weinkamer, R., Rink, M., & Ruffoni, D. (2020). Properties and role of interfaces in multimaterial 3D printed composites. Scientific Reports, 10 (1), 22285. doi:10.1038/s41598-020-79230-0
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Habraken, A., Mertens, A., Duchene, L., Tchuindjang, J. T., Tran, H. S., Tomé Jardin, R. A., Delahaye, J., Dedry, O., Paydas, H., & Carrus, R. (06 December 2019). Microstructure prediction in additive manufacturing(TA6V, AlSi10Mg, AISI M4 materials) [Paper presentation]. Séminaire mensuel Integrative Systems+Design Division, Ann Arbor, United States - Michigan.

Maurizi-Enrici, T., Mertens, A., Sinnaeve, M., & Tchuindjang, J. T. (04 December 2019). Elucidation of the solidification sequence of a complex graphitic HSS alloy under a combined approach of DTA and EBSD analyses. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 1 (15). doi:10.1007/s10973-019-09093-9
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Maurizi-Enrici, T., Mario, D., Mancini, E., Dedry, O., Tchuindjang, J. T., & Mertens, A. (05 September 2019). Stainless steel 316L + WC composite coating produced by laser cladding: on the role of particles dissolution and interfacial reactions [Paper presentation]. Euromat 2019, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Reginster, S., Garray, D., & Mertens, A. (03 September 2019). Comparison of Carbon fibers reinforced Magnesium matrix composites realized by liquid immersion with C-Al and C-Ni pre-treated yarns [Paper presentation]. Euromat 2019, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Delahaye, J., Tchuindjang, J. T., Lecomte-Beckers, J., Rigo, O., Habraken, A., & Mertens, A. (15 August 2019). Influence of Si precipitates on fracture mechanisms of AlSi10Mg parts processed by Selective Laser Melting. Acta Materialia, 175, 160-170. doi:10.1016/j.actamat.2019.06.013
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Tomé Jardin, R. A., Tchuindjang, J. T., Duchene, L., Carrus, R., Mertens, A., Habraken, A., & Tran, H. S. (2019). Numerical analysis of thermal stress in laser cladding technology of M4 High Speed Steel. In Y. Korkolis, B. Kinsey, M. Knezevic, ... Padhye, Proceedings of NUMIFORM 2019: The 13th International Conference on Numerical Methods in Industrial Forming Processes.
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Tchuindjang, J. T., Paydas, H., Maurizi-Enrici, T., Carrus, R., & Mertens, A. (14 June 2019). Micro-mechanical properties of the alpha’ martensite phase occurring in a Ti-6Al-4V alloy after various processing routes, including Laser Metal Deposition [Paper presentation]. The 14th World Conference on Titanium, Nantes, France.
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Tchuindjang, J. T., Paydas, H., Maurizi-Enrici, T., Carrus, R., Habraken, A., & Mertens, A. (28 May 2019). Influence of Processing Routes on the Micro-mechanical behavior of alpha’-martensite in Ti-6Al-4V alloy [Paper presentation]. 4th Workshop on Metal Additive Manufacturing, Leuven, Belgium.

Maurizi-Enrici, T., Mario, D., Dedry, O., Tchuindjang, J. T., & Mertens, A. (28 May 2019). Recent advances on 316L+WC Composite Coatings Processed by Laser Cladding [Paper presentation]. Workshop on Metal AM in Leuven2019, Leuven, Belgium.

Tomé Jardin, R. A., Tchuindjang, J. T., Duchene, L., Carrus, R., Pesci, R., Mertens, A., Habraken, A., & Tran, H. S. (27 May 2019). Thermo-Mechanical laser cladding simulations of M4 High Speed Steel [Paper presentation]. 4th workshop of Metal Additive Manufacturing, Leuven, Belgium.

Maurizi-Enrici, T., Tchuindjang, J. T., Dedry, O., Mario, D., & Mertens, A. (09 April 2019). Fabrication and improvement of 316L+WC composite coatings processed by Laser Cladding [Paper presentation]. SAMPE Benelux 2019, Marknesse, Netherlands.
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Tomé Jardin, R. A., Tchuindjang, J. T., Duchene, L., Tran, H. S., Hashemi, S. N., Carrus, R., Mertens, A., & Habraken, A. (01 February 2019). Thermal histories and microstructures in Direct Energy Deposition of a High Speed Steel thick deposit. Materials Letters, 236, 42-45. doi:10.1016/j.matlet.2018.09.157
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Delahaye, J., Tchuindjang, J. T., Habraken, A., & Mertens, A. (10 December 2018). Assessment of Si precipitate contribution to SEM-EDS analysis in an Al/Si alloy through Monte Carlo simulation performed by DTSAII freeware [Paper presentation]. CAREM user’s day.

Dedry, O., Hashemi, S. N., Mertens, A., & Tchuindjang, J. T. (December 2018). Characterization of Microstructure in a HSS Alloy processed by Laser Metal Deposition through EBSD Analysis and Nanoindentation Tests [Paper presentation]. Séminaire des utilisateurs des microscopes de la CAREM.

Maurizi-Enrici, T., Tchuindjang, J. T., & Mertens, A. (13 September 2018). Segregation network structure investigation on 316L stainless steel processed by Laser Cladding [Paper presentation]. INDENTATION2018.
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Sartori, S., Pezzato, L., Dabalà, M., Maurizi-Enrici, T., Mertens, A., Ghiotti, A., & Bruschi, S. (September 2018). Surface integrity analysis of Ti6Al4V after semi-finishing turning under different low-temperature cooling strategies. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 27 (9), 4810-4818. doi:10.1007/s11665-018-3598-x
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Delahaye, J., Tchuindjang, J. T., Habraken, A., & Mertens, A. (September 2018). Dominant strengthening mechanism of AlSi10Mg processed by Selective Laser Melting [Poster presentation]. Colloque Indentation 2018, Liège, Belgium.
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Dedry, O., Hashemi, S. N., Carrus, R., Cayron, C., Mertens, A., & Tchuindjang, J. T. (September 2018). Microstructural and micromechanical characterization of a HSS alloy processed by Laser Metal Deposition: comparison of the matrix within the melt pool and the heat affected zone [Paper presentation]. 6th edition of the symposium Indentation 2018.
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Simar, A., Mertens, A., Ryelandt, S., Delannay, F., & Brassart, L. (13 July 2018). Interfacial fibre decohesion in Friction Stir Processed Mg-C composites under tensile and compression loading [Paper presentation]. Thermec 2018 - International Conference on Processing & Manufacturing of Advanced Materials, Paris, France.
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Tomé Jardin, R. A., Tran, H. S., Hashemi, S. N., Tchuindjang, J. T., Carrus, R., Mertens, A., & Habraken, A. (12 July 2018). Modelling the Laser Cladding Process of M4 High Speed Steel [Paper presentation]. International Conference on PROCESSING & MANUFACTURING OF ADVANCED MATERIALS Processing, Fabrication, Properties, Applications, Paris, France.
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Hashemi, S. N., Tchuindjang, J. T., Dedry, O., Montrieux, H.-M., Lecomte-Beckers, J., Carrus, R., Habraken, A., & Mertens, A. (12 July 2018). High Temperature Wear Behaviour of High Speed Steel Thick Deposits Obtained by Laser Cladding [Paper presentation]. Thermec 2018 - International Conference on Processing & Manufacturing of Advanced Materials, Paris, France.
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Delahaye, J., Tchuindjang, J. T., Habraken, A., & Mertens, A. (July 2018). Selective Laser Melting of AlSi10Mg : influence of the thermal history during the process on the microstructure and mechanical properties [Paper presentation]. THERMEC’2018 - INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on PROCESSING & MANUFACTURING OF ADVANCED MATERIALS.
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Tchuindjang, J. T., Esteva, H., Tran, H. S., Paydas, H., Maurizi-Enrici, T., Delahaye, J., Mertens, A., & Habraken, A. (27 June 2018). 3D Thermal simulation in Additive Manufacturing processes with microstructure validation to help developing new thermo-metallurgical models: case study with Direct Metal Deposition of Ti6Al4V [Paper presentation]. MatX 2018 - International Conference on Material Innovation, Nuremberg, Germany.

Paydas, H., Tran, H. S., Carrus, R., Habraken, A., Mertens, A., & Tchuindjang, J. T. (28 May 2018). Investigation into the occurrence of recrystallization during the additive manufacturing of a thick Ti6Al4V deposit [Poster presentation]. 3rd Workshop on Additive Manufacturing of Metals, Liège, Belgium.

Tomé Jardin, R. A., Hashemi, S. N., Tran, H. S., Mertens, A., & Habraken, A. (28 May 2018). Sensitivity analysis of melt pool - Finite Element prediction in laser cladding process of HSS material [Paper presentation]. 3rd Workshop on Metal AM, Liège, Belgium.

Delahaye, J., Tchuindjang, J. T., Habraken, A., & Mertens, A. (28 May 2018). Selective Laser Melting of AlSi10Mg : influence of the thermal history during the process on the microstructure and mechanical properties [Paper presentation]. Workshop on Metal Additive Manufacturing, Liège, Belgium.

Maurizi-Enrici, T., Tchuindjang, J. T., & Mertens, A. (28 May 2018). Microstructural and Thermal Characterization of 316L+WC Composite Coatings by Laser Cladding [Poster presentation]. 3rd  Workshop  on  Metal  Additive  Manufacturing, Liège, Belgium.

Tomé Jardin, R. A., Tran, H. S., Hashemi, S. N., Tchuindjang, J. T., Carrus, R., Duchene, L., Mertens, A., & Habraken, A. (25 April 2018). 2D FE Simulations of High Speed Steel Laser Cladding Process [Paper presentation]. ESAFORM, Palermo, Italy.
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Simar, A., Mertens, A., Ryelandt, S., Delannay, F., & Brassart, L. (18 April 2018). Mean-Field Model Analysis of Deformation and Damage in Friction Stir Processed Mg-C Composites. Materials Science and Engineering: A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructures and Processing, 723, 324-333. doi:10.1016/j.msea.2018.03.043
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Tran, H. S., Tchuindjang, J. T., Paydas, H., Tomé Jardin, R. A., Carrus, R., Mertens, A., & Habraken, A. (28 March 2018). Predicted microstructure in repair technology of Ti-6Al-4V [Paper presentation]. 16th edition of the European Mechanics of Material Conference, Nantes, France.
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Maurizi-Enrici, T., Mancini, E., Mertens, A., Tchuindjang, J. T. (Other coll.), & Magnien, J. (Other coll.). (28 March 2018). Microstructure and Nano-Hardness in 316L+WC Composite Coatings Processed by Laser Cladding [Paper presentation]. 16th European Mechanics of Materials Conference, Nantes, France.
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Mertens, A., Hashemi, S. N., Tchuindjang, J. T., Dedry, O., Montrieux, H.-M., Tomé Jardin, R. A., Tran, H. S., Carrus, R., & Habraken, A. (28 March 2018). Influence of the local thermal history and microstructure on the wear behaviour of laser clad high speed steel thick coatings [Paper presentation]. 16th European Mechanics of Materials Conference, Nantes, France.

Mertens, A., Hashemi, S. N., Tchuindjang, J. T., Dedry, O., Montrieux, H.-M., Tomé Jardin, R. A., Tran, H. S., Carrus, R., & Habraken, A. (04 January 2018). Laser Clad High Speed Steel thick deposits: Correlations between the local thermal history, the microstructures and the wear mechanisms [Paper presentation]. International Conference on Plasticity, Damage and Fracture 2018, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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Mertens, A. (2017). Laser Cladding of High Speed Steel Deposits : Thermal history - Microstructure - Wear Behaviour. (Université catholique de Louvain - Ecole Polytechnique de Louvain, LMECA2453 - Advanced manufacturing technologies (Prof. A. Simar)).

Delahaye, J., Mertens, A., Dedry, O., Rigo, O., Vertruyen, B., Lecomte-Beckers, J., & Habraken, A. (21 September 2017). Effect of solution treatment on the fracture mechanisms of AlSi10Mg parts produced by Selective Laser Melting [Poster presentation]. European Congress and Exhibition on Advanced Materials and Processes (EUROMAT), Thessaloniki, Greece.
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Montrieux, H.-M., Lecomte-Beckers, J., Halleux, J., & Mertens, A. (07 September 2017). Validation of a TEOS based sol-gel coating for the protection of carbon fibres against oxidation regarding their use in metal matrix composites [Poster presentation]. 19th International Sol-Gel Conference, Liège, Belgium.
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Mertens, A., Delahaye, J., & Lecomte-Beckers, J. (29 August 2017). Fusion-based Additive Manufacturing for Processing Aluminum Alloys: State-of-the-Art and Challenges. Advanced Engineering Materials, 19 (8), 1700003. doi:10.1002/adem.201700003
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Tran, H. S., Tchuindjang, J. T., Paydas, H., Mertens, A., Tomé Jardin, R. A., Duchene, L., Carrus, R., Lecomte-Beckers, J., & Habraken, A. (15 August 2017). 3D thermal finite element analysis of laser cladding processed Ti-6Al-4V part with microstructural correlations. Materials and Design, 128, 130-142. doi:10.1016/j.matdes.2017.04.092
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Mertens, A., Storti, M., Simar, A., Dedry, O., Montrieux, H.-M., & Lecomte-Beckers, J. (10 July 2017). Thermal treatments for tailoring the microstructure and wear behaviour of friction stir processed Aluminium-C fibres composites [Paper presentation]. International Conference on Frontiers in Materials Processing, Applications, Research & technology, Bordeaux, France.
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Bister, G., Hautcoeur, D., Deschuyteneer, D., Nyssen, P., Cambier, M., Juste, E., Mertens, A., Dedry, O., Lecomte-Beckers, J., Lardot, V., & Cambier, F. (July 2017). Functional refractory molds for metal casting built by additive manufacturing [Paper presentation]. ECerS2017 - 15th conference and exhibition of the European Ceramic Society, Budapest, Hungary.
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Delahaye, J., Rigo, O., Lecomte-Beckers, J., Habraken, A., & Mertens, A. (28 June 2017). Influence of Si precipitates on fracture mechanisms of AlSi10Mg parts processed by Selective Laser Melting [Paper presentation]. Workshop on Metal additive manufacturing, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.

Tomé Jardin, R. A., Tchuindjang, J. T., Paydas, H., Carrus, R., Mertens, A., Lecomte-Beckers, J., Habraken, A., & Tran, H. S. (28 June 2017). Thermal history modelling to understand microstructures observed in repair technology of Ti-6Al-4V [Paper presentation]. Workshop on metal additive manufacturing, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.

Hashemi, S. N., Tchuindjang, J. T., Dedry, O., Montrieux, H.-M., Carrus, R., Lecomte-Beckers, J., Habraken, A., & Mertens, A. (28 June 2017). Wear behaviour of laser clad High Speed Steels thick deposits [Paper presentation]. Workshop on Metal additive manufacturing, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.

Hashemi, S. N., Mertens, A., Montrieux, H.-M., Tchuindjang, J. T., Dedry, O., Carrus, R., & Lecomte-Beckers, J. (15 April 2017). Oxidative wear behaviour of laser clad high speed steel thick deposits: influence of sliding speed, carbide type and morphology. Surface and Coatings Technology, 315, 519-529. doi:10.1016/j.surfcoat.2017.02.071
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Simar, A., Ryelandt, S., Delannay, F., Mertens, A., Lecomte-Beckers, J., & Brassart, L. (28 February 2017). Micro-mechanical testing of magnesium based composites reinforced by carbon fibers manufactured by friction stir processing [Paper presentation]. TMS 2017 146th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, San Diego (CA), United States.
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Mertens, A., L'Hoest, T., Magnien, J., Carrus, R., & Lecomte-Beckers, J. (2017). On the Elaboration of Metal-Ceramic Composite Coatings by Laser Cladding. Materials Science Forum, 879, 1288-1293. doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.879.1288
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Mertens, A. (2016). Additive Manufacturing of Metallic Materials: An Introduction.

Mertens, A. (2016). Laser Additive Manufacturing of Metal Matrix Composites. (Université catholique de Louvain - Ecole Polytechnique de Louvain, LMECA2453 - Advanced manufacturing technologies (Prof. A. Simar)).

Mertens, A., Paydas, H., Rigo, O., Carrus, R., & Lecomte-Beckers, J. (05 August 2016). On the effect of microstructural anisotropy on the mechanical and thermophysical properties of Ti6Al4V processed by Laser Beam Melting [Paper presentation]. The 9th Pacific Rim International Conference on Advaced Materials and Processing (PRICM9), Kyoto, Japan.
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Bister, G., Hautcoeur, D., Deschuyteneer, D., Nyssen, P., Juste, E., Mertens, A., Dedry, O., Lecomte-Beckers, J., Lardot, V., & Cambier, F. (19 July 2016). Alumina and zircon refractory ceramic molds fabrication by additive methods for metal alloys casting [Paper presentation]. 6th International Conference on Shaping of Advanced Ceramics, Montpellier, France.
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Mertens, A., & Lecomte-Beckers, J. (2016). On the role of interfacial reactions, dissolution and secondary precipitation during the laser additive manufacturing of metal matrix composites - A Review. In I. V. Shishkovsky (Ed.), New Trends in 3D Printing (pp. 187-213). Rijeka, Croatia: Intech. doi:10.5772/63045
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Mertens, A., Dedry, O., Reuter, D., Rigo, O., & Lecomte-Beckers, J. (01 June 2016). Microstructural evolution during the heat treatment of Laser Beam Melted AlSi10Mg [Paper presentation]. Thermec 2016 International Conference on Processing and Manufacturing of Advanced Materials, Graz, Austria.
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Mertens, A., L'Hoest, T., Lecomte-Beckers, J., Magnien, J., & Carrus, R. (27 May 2016). On the laser additive manufacturing of metal matrix composites [Paper presentation]. Additive Manufacturing Workshop Brussels, Bruxelles, Belgium.

Mertens, A., Dedry, O., Lecomte-Beckers, J., Reuter, D., & Rigo, O. (26 May 2016). Understanding the effect of thermal treatments on the ductility of LBM AlSi10Mg [Paper presentation]. Additive Manufacturing Workshop Brussels, Bruxelles, Belgium.

Mertens, A., Paydas, H., Tchuindjang, J. T., Contrepois, Q., Carrus, R., & Lecomte-Beckers, J. (2016). On the Laser Cladding of Ti Alloy Ti-6Al-4V with Low Laser Power. In V. Ventakesh, A. L. Pilchak, J. E. Allison, S. Ankem, R. Boyer, J. Christodoulou, H. L. Fraser, M. A. Imam, Y. Kosaka, A. Chatterjee, ... A. Woodfield (Eds.), Proc. of the 13th World Conference on Titanium (pp. 1299-1304). Hoboken, United States - New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons. doi:10.1002/9781119296126.ch220
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Gravet, D., Carton, M., Contrepois, Q., Mertens, A., Dedry, O., Lecomte-Beckers, J., & Dormal, T. (2016). RAPPORT FINAL - Portefeuille de projets TipTopLam. Liège, Belgium: Sirris.

Bister, G., Deschuyteneer, D., Hautcoeur, D., Nyssen, P., Juste, E., Mertens, A., Dedry, O., Lecomte-Beckers, J., Lardot, V., & Cambier, F. (23 March 2016). Refractory ceramic molds fabrication by additive methods for low and high melting point metal alloys casting [Paper presentation]. Journées annuelles GFC - BCerS, Valenciennes, France.
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Mertens, A., Hashemi, S. N., Tchuindjang, J. T., Dedry, O., Carrus, R., Habraken, A., & Lecomte-Beckers, J. (09 February 2016). Local thermal history during the laser additive manufacturing of steel [Paper presentation]. 4th CFD and Thermomechanics Days, Maizières, France.

Dedry, O., Mertens, A., & Lecomte-Beckers, J. (2016). FLYCOAT - Programme d'excellence : Rapport scientifique et technique 1°phase 1er Mars 2015 au 29 Février 2016. Univéristé de Liège.

Mertens, A. (2015). Current issues in the processing of Ti alloy Ti6Al4V by laser additive manufacturing techniques. (Université catholique de Louvain - Ecole Polytechnique de Louvain, LMECA2453 - Advanced manufacturing technologies (Prof. A. Simar)).

Paydas, H., Mertens, A., Carrus, R., Lecomte-Beckers, J., & Tchuindjang, J. T. (15 November 2015). Laser cladding as repair technology for Ti6Al4V alloy: Influence of building strategy on microstructure and hardness. Materials and Design, 85, 497-510. doi:10.1016/j.matdes.2015.07.035
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Bister, G., Deschuyteneer, D., Hautcoeur, D., Nyssen, P., Juste, E., Mertens, A., Lecomte-Beckers, J., Lardot, V., & Cambier, F. (26 October 2015). Production of alumina foundry moulds by additive manufacturing for low and high melting points alloys prototypes [Poster presentation]. Annual meeting of the Belgian Ceramic Society, Mons, Belgium.
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Hashemi, S. N., Gilles, G., Tomé Jardin, R. A., Tran, H. S., Mertens, A., Carrus, R., Lecomte-Beckers, J., & Habraken, A. (23 October 2015). 2D Thermal model of powder injection laser cladding of high speed steels (HSS) [Paper presentation]. European Mechanics Society (EUROMECH).
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Contrepois, Q., Mertens, A., Dedry, O., & Lecomte-Beckers, J. (2015). TipTopLam - Rapid manufacturing laser de pièces en titane (2008-2015), volet 2: FGM Porosité. Sirris.

Carton, M., Contrepois, Q., Mertens, A., & Lecomte-Beckers, J. (2015). TipTopLam - Rapid manufacturing laser de pièces en titane (2008-2015), volet 1: Caractérisation microstructurale. Sirris.

Mertens, A., Simar, A., Adrien, J., Maire, E., Montrieux, H.-M., Delannay, F., & Lecomte-Beckers, J. (2015). Influence of Fibre Distribution and Grain Size on the Mechanical Behaviour of Friction Stir Processed Mg-C Composites. Materials Characterization, 107, 125. doi:10.1016/j.matchar.2015.07.010
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Ryelandt, S., Mertens, A., & Delannay, F. (2015). Al/stainless-invar composites with tailored anisotropy for thermal management in light weight electronic packaging. Materials and Design, 85, 318-323. doi:10.1016/j.matdes.2015.06.178
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Mertens, A., & Lecomte-Beckers, J. (January 2015). Metal matrix nanocomposite coatings for improving the usage properties of metallic materials [Paper presentation]. Workshop “How to optimise your coating using nano technology”, Liège, Belgium.

Mertens, A., Dedry, O., Reuter, D., Rigo, O., & Lecomte-Beckers, J. (2015). Thermal Treatments of AlSi10Mg Processed by Laser Beam Melting. In D. Bourell (Ed.), Proceedings of the 26th International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (pp. 1007-1016).
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Mertens, A. (2014). An Introduction to the Additive Manufacturing of Metallic Materials - Two Case Studies on the Processing of Stainless Steel 316L and of Ti Alloy Ti-6Al-4V. (ULiège - Université de Liège, MECA0473-1 Ingénierie des matériaux métalliques (Prof. J. Lecomte-Beckers)).

Mertens, A. (2014). Modification de la microstructure des métaux après déformation plastique : Restauration et recristallisation. (ULiège - Université de Liège, MECA0473-1 Ingénierie des matériaux métalliques (Prof. J. Lecomte-Beckers)).

Mertens, A. (2014). Additive Manufacturing of Metallic Materials: Case Studies in the Processing of Stainless Steel 316L and of Alloy Ti-6Al-4V by Laser Beam Melting. (Université catholique de Louvain - Ecole Polytechnique de Louvain, LMECA2453 Compléments de fabrication mécanique et FAO (Prof. A. Simar)).

Mertens, A., & Lecomte-Beckers, J. (2014). Processing metallic materials by additive technologies - Specificities of the thermal history and microstructures [Paper presentation]. "Business meets research" - Workshop on Additive Manufacturing, Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

Mertens, A., & Lecomte-Beckers, J. (20 May 2014). Les composites à matrice métallique/céramique – De nouveaux procédés de fabrication pour de nouvelles applications [Paper presentation]. Nouveaux matériaux à haute performance : Les composites à matrice métallique/céramique, Liège, Belgium.

Mertens, A., Paydas, H., Reginster, S., Contrepois, Q., Dormal, T., Lemaire, O., & Lecomte-Beckers, J. (May 2014). Processing of alloy Ti-6Al-4V and of stainless steel 316L by Laser Beam Melting [Paper presentation]. 2nd Spring Meeting, IAP 7/21, Intermate "Multiscale Mechanics of Interface Dominated Materials", Gand, Belgium.

Mertens, A., & Lecomte-Beckers, J. (2014). Techniques additives vs techniques conventionnelles-les microstructures [Paper presentation]. Journée d'étude : "Imprimante 3D, Techniques Additives : une révolution industrielle, Liège, Belgium.

Mertens, A., Reginster, S., Contrepois, Q., Dormal, T., Lemaire, O., & Lecomte-Beckers, J. (2014). Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of Stainless Steel AISI 316L Processed by Selective Laser Melting. Materials Science Forum, 783-786 (2014), 898-903. doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.783-786.898
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Maggi, C., Pagès, G., Hoffsummer, P., Mathis, F., & Mertens, A. (2014). Dating Metallic Reinforcements in Roof Frames. In C. Bolle, G. Coura, ... J.-M. Léotard (Eds.), L'archéologie des bâtiments en question. Un outil pour les connaître, les conserver et les restaurer (pp. 322-323). Namur, Belgium: Service Public de Wallonie.
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Mertens, A., Bellhouse, E. M., & McDermid, J. R. (2014). Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of a Mixed Si-Al TRIP-Assisted Steel Subjected to Continuous Galvanizing Heat Treatments. Materials Science and Engineering: A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructures and Processing, 608, 249-257. doi:10.1016/j.msea.2014.04.074
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Lecomte-Beckers, J., Mertens, A., Carton, M., & Contrepois, Q. (2014). Rapport Final, Projet FEDER Programmation 2007-2013, portefeuille de projets SINUS : Simulation Numérique Haute Performance. ULg - Université de Liège.

Mertens, A., Reginster, S., Paydas, H., Contrepois, Q., Dormal, T., Lemaire, O., & Lecomte-Beckers, J. (2014). Mechanical properties of alloy Ti-6Al-4V and of stainless steel 316L processed by Selective Laser Melting: Influence of out-of-equilibrium microstructures. Powder Metallurgy, 57 (3), 184-189. doi:10.1179/1743290114Y.0000000092
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Mertens, A., Simar, A., Garray, D., Halleux, J., Montrieux, H.-M., & Lecomte-Beckers, J. (05 December 2013). Friction Stir Processing of Magnesium Matrix Composites Reinforced with Carbon Fibres or Carbon Nanotubes - A Comparative Study [Paper presentation]. Thermec 2013 "International Conference on Processing & Manufacturing of Advanced Materials", Las Vegas (NV), United States.
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Mertens, A., Paydas, H., Reginster, S., Contrepois, Q., Dormal, T., Lemaire, O., & Lecomte-Beckers, J. (07 November 2013). Measuring the thermophysical properties of materials at high temperature - Application to the additive manufacturing of alloy Ti-6Al-4V and of stainless steel 316L [Paper presentation]. 2013 BEMEKO workshop on measurement : Challenges and Opportunities, Liège, Belgium.
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Montrieux, H.-M., Lecomte-Beckers, J., & Mertens, A. (October 2013). Les matrices métalliques et céramiques : de nouveaux matériaux composites. Plus Composites, article n°3.

Mertens, A., Reginster, S., Paydas, H., Dormal, T., Lemaire, O., & Lecomte-Beckers, J. (12 September 2013). On the Role of Out-of-Equilibrium Microstructures in Ti-6Al-4V and in Stainless Steel 316L Processed by Selective Laser Melting in Determining their Mechanical Properties [Paper presentation]. EUROMAT 2013 - European Congress and Exhibition on Advanced Materials and Processes, Sevilla, Spain.
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Mertens, A., Simar, A., Garray, D., Halleux, J., Montrieux, H.-M., & Lecomte-Beckers, J. (09 September 2013). Microstructure and Thermomechanical Behaviour of Magnesium – C nanotubes Composites produced by Friction Stir Processing [Paper presentation]. EUROMAT 2013 - European Congress and Exhibition on Advanced Materials and Processes, Sevilla, Spain.
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Montrieux, H.-M., Demy, P., Ibarra-Castanedo, C., Mertens, A., Gerlach, N., Lecomte-Beckers, J., & Maldague, X. (2013). Comparison between optical pulsed thermography and vibrothermography for the assessment of carbon fibers composite materials. In X. Maldague (Ed.), Advances in Signal Processing for Non Destructive Evaluation of Materials Proceedings of the VIIth International Workshop and selected papers from 16th International Symposium on Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics (ISEM 2013) (978-2-9809199-4-7). Canada: É. Du CAO.
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Reginster, S., Mertens, A., Paydas, H., Tchuindjang, J. T., Contrepois, Q., Dormal, T., Lemaire, O., & Lecomte-Beckers, J. (2013). Processing of Ti alloys by additive manufacturing: a comparison of the microstructures obtained by laser cladding, selective laser melting and electron beam melting. Materials Science Forum, 765, 431-417. doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.765.413
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Montrieux, H.-M., Mertens, A., & Lecomte-Beckers, J. (2012). Développement d’une ailette d’obus en composite magnésium renforcé de fibres de carbone. Région Wallonne.

Mertens, A., Montrieux, H.-M., Lecomte-Beckers, J., Simar, A., Delannay, F., Maire, E., & Adrien, J. (12 November 2012). Influence of Fiber Distribution and Grain Size on the Mechanical Behavior of Friction Stir Processed Mg-C Composites [Paper presentation]. 1st Fall Meeting, IAP 7/21, Intemate Multiscale Mechanics of Interface Dominated Material, La Roche-En-Ardenne, Belgium.

Simar, A., de Meester, B., Delannay, F., Mertens, A., Lecomte-Beckers, J., Avettand-Fenoel, M.-N., Shabadi, R., Taillard, R., Maire, E., & Adrien, J. (29 October 2012). Composite Manufacturing by Friction Stir Processing [Paper presentation]. Journées d’Automne, Paris, France.
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Mertens, A., Guzmán Inostroza, C. F., Habraken, A., Behera, A. K., Duflou, J., & Lecomte-Beckers, J. (September 2012). Experimental Characterisation of Damage Occuring during Single Point Incremental Forming of a Ferritic Steel [Poster presentation]. Hardening and Damage of Materials uder Finite Deformations : Constitutive Modeling and Numerical Implementation, Dortmund, Germany.

Mertens, A., Simar, A., Montrieux, H.-M., Halleux, J., Delannay, F., & Lecomte-Beckers, J. (2012). Friction Stir Processing of Magnesium Matrix Composites reinforced with Carbon Fibres: Influence of the Matrix Characteristics and of the Processing Parameters on Microstructural Developments. In K. U. K. W.J.Poole (Ed.), Proceedings of the 9th International Conference On Magnesium Alloys and their Apllications.
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Mertens, A., Montrieux, H.-M., Lecomte-Beckers, J., Simar, A., Delannay, F., & Halleux, J. (05 July 2012). Production of Mg-matrix composites with C fibres reinforcement : liquid - vs solid - state processing routes [Paper presentation]. Seminaire hebdomadaire, Hamilton (ON), Canada.

Mertens, A., Montrieux, H.-M., Halleux, J., Lecomte-Beckers, J., & Delannay, F. (25 May 2012). Processing of Carbon Fibers Reinforced Mg Matrix Composites Via Pre-infiltration with Al. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 21 (5), 701-706. doi:10.1007/s11665-012-0177-4
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Pagès, G., Maggi, C., L'Heritier, M., Mertens, A., & Mathis, F. (04 May 2012). L’apparition et la diffusion du procédé indirect en Europe Occidentale et l’utilisation des fers en charpente de comble [Paper presentation]. Fer archéologique : caractérisation, étude technologique et conservation-restauration, Bruxelles, Belgium.

Mertens, A., Contrepois, Q., Dormal, T., Lemaire, O., & Lecomte-Beckers, J. (2012). Ti alloys processed by selective laser melting and by laser cladding: microstructures and mechanical properties. In proceedings of 12th EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON SPACECRAFT STRUCTURES, MATERIALS & ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING, Noordwijk 20-23 mars 2012. Noordwijk, Netherlands: ESA communications.
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Simar, A., Mertens, A., Montrieux, H.-M., Lecomte-Beckers, J., Halleux, J., & Delannay, F. (26 January 2012). Microstructure and mechanical properties of stir processed magnesium matrix composites reinforced with carbon fibres [Paper presentation]. The 2nd International Conference on Friction Stir Welding and Processing (FSWP'2012), Saint-Etienne, France.
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Mertens, A., Simar, A., & Delannay, F. (2012). C Fibres - Mg Matrix Composites Produced by Squeeze Casting and Friction Stir Processing: Microstructure & Mechanical Behaviour. Materials Science Forum, 706-709, 1221-1226. doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.706-709.1221
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Maggi, C., Pagès, G., Mertens, A., & Hoffsummer, P. (2012). Utilisation et technique de production du fer et du bois dans les charpentes de comble mosanes : premiers jalons d’une évolution du XIIe au XVIIIe siècle. ArchéoSciences, 36, 95-115. doi:10.4000/archeosciences.3896
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Montrieux, H.-M., Mertens, A., Halleux, J., Delannay, F., & Lecomte-Beckers, J. (September 2011). Interfacial phenomena in carbon fibre reinforced magnesium alloys processed by squeeze casting and thixomolding [Paper presentation]. Euromat 2011: European Congress and Exhibition on Advanced Materials and Processes, Montpellier, France.
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Mertens, A., Lecomte-Beckers, J., Montrieux, H.-M., Halleux, J., & Delannay, F. (September 2011). Processing of carbon fibers reinforced Mg matrix composites via pre-infiltration with Al [Paper presentation]. Euromat 2011, European congress and exhibition on advanced materials and processes, Montpellier, France.
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Mertens, A., Simar, A., & Delannay, F. (August 2011). C FIBERS - MG MATRIX COMPOSITES PRODUCED BY SQUEEZE CASTING AND FRICTION STIR PROCESSING: Microstructure & Mechanical Behaviour [Poster presentation]. Thermec 2011 (7th International Conference on Processing & Manufacturing of Advanced Materials), Québec, Canada.
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Pagès, G., Mertens, A., Maggi, C., Hoffsummer, P., & Mathis, F. (May 2010). The apparition and the utilization of the indirect process of iron production in the mosan region : a new perception given by the archaeometallurgical study of ferrous reinforcements in medieval frames [Paper presentation]. 38th International Symposium on Archaeometry, Tampa, United States.
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Mertens, A., Mathis, F., DILLMANN, P., & Hoffsummer, P. (19 February 2009). Iron production in the region of Liège in the Middle Age: Contribution of slag inclusions analyses [Paper presentation]. World of Iron Conference, London, United Kingdom.
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Mertens, A., Mathis, F., Dillmann, P., & Hoffsummer, P. (2009). Emergence du procéde indirect d'élaboration du fer en région liégeoise : apport d'une étude technique de fers de charpentes datées par dendrochronologie. Chimie Nouvelle, 101, 24-28.

Mertens, A., Jacques, P. J., Sietsma, J., & Delannay, F. (December 2008). Relative Influence of Aluminium and Silicon on the Kinetics of Bainite Formation from Intercritical Austenite. Steel Research International, 79 (12), 954-959. doi:10.2374/SRI08SP068
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Mertens, A. (10 October 2008). La production du fer en région liégeoise au Moyen-Age: Apport d'une analyse technologique de renforts de charpentes datées par dendrochronologie [Paper presentation]. Colloque "Les métiers de la forge - Le fer forgé du Moyen Age à nos jours", Amay, Belgium.

Fourmentin, R., Mertens, A., & McDermid, J. R. (2007). Microstructure and properties of rapidly heat treated and galvanized dual phase steel. In T. Tsuru (Ed.), Proceedings of the 7th international conference on zinc and zinc alloy coated steel sheet (pp. 380-385). Iron and Steel Institute of Japan.
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Mertens, A., & McDermid, J. R. (2007). Influence of Chemical Composition on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Multiphase TRIP-assisted Steels Processed Using Thermal Cycles Compatible With Continuous Hot-Dip Galvanizing. Iron and Steel Technology, 107-113.

Bellhouse, E. M., Mertens, A., & McDermid, J. R. (2007). Development of the surface structure of TRIP steels prior to hot-dip galvanizing. Materials Science and Engineering: A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructures and Processing, 463, 147-156. doi:10.1016/j.msea.2006.09.117
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Khondker, R., Mertens, A., & McDermid, J. R. (2007). Effect of Annealing Atmosphere on the Galvanizing Behaviour of a Dual-Phase Steel. Materials Science and Engineering: A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructures and Processing, 463, 157-165. doi:10.1016/j.msea.2006.09.116
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Mertens, A., & McDermid, J. R. (2006). Influence of chemical composition on the microstructure and mechanical properties of multiphase TRIP-assisted steels, processed using thermal cycles compatible with continuous hot-dip galvanizing. In Curran Associates, Proceedings of the MS&T'06 Conference (pp. 131-142). United States: Curran Associates.
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Fourmentin, R., Mertens, A., & McDermid, J. R. (2006). Microstructure and Properties of Rapid Heat Treated Galvanized Dual Phase Steels. In Proceedings of the MS&T'06 Conference (pp. 119-130). United States: Curran Associates.
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Fourmentin, R., Mertens, A., & McDermid, J. R. (May 2006). Microstructure and properties of rapid heat treated and galvanised dual-phase steel [Poster presentation]. AUTO 21 HQP Meeting, Barrie, Canada.

Bellhouse, E. M., Mertens, A., & McDermid, J. R. (March 2006). Development of the surface structure of TRIP steels prior to hot-dip galvanizing [Paper presentation]. 2006 TMS annual meeting and exhibition, San Antonio, United States - Texas.
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Khondker, R., Mertens, A., & McDermid, J. R. (March 2006). Effect of annealing atmosphere on the galvanizing behaviour of a dual-phase steel [Paper presentation]. 2006 TMS annual meeting and exhibition, San Antonio, United States - Texas.
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Mertens, A., & McDermid, J. R. (2005). The effect of continuous galvanizing thermal cycle on the microstructure and mechanical properties of two multiphase TRIP-assisted steels. In Proceedings of the MS&T'05 Conference (pp. 25-35).

Mertens, A., Bellhouse, E. M., Fourmentin, R., & McDermid, J. R. (28 June 2005). The effect of continuous galvanizing thermal cycle on the microstructure and mechanical properties of two multiphase TRIP-assisted steels.

Mertens, A., Brown, A. J., Zhao, L., McDermid, J. R., van der Zwaag, S., & Sietsma, J. (2004). Dilatometric Investigations on the Decomposition of Austenite in Two Medium-Carbon Steels With and Without Cr and Mo Additions. In Proceedings of the MS&T'04 Conference (pp. 187-198). United States: TMS.
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Mertens, A., Brown, A. J., & Sietsma, J. (04 September 2003). Experimental study of phase transformations in medium-carbon steels.

Mertens, A., Jacques, P. J., Zhao, L., Kruijver, S. O., Sietsma, J., & Delannay, F. (28 August 2003). Influence of aluminium and silicon on the kinetics of bainite transformation of intercritical austenite: experimental study and modelling attempts [Paper presentation]. Workshop on TRIP-assisted steels, Vancouver, Canada.

Mertens, A., van Bohemen, S. M. C., Hermans, M. J. M., Sietsma, J., & van der Zwaag, S. (2003). Acoustic-emission investigations on the austenite decomposition in a medium-carbon steel. In M. Militzer, W. J. Poole, ... E. Essadiqi (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Symposium on Transformation and Deformation Mechanisms in Advanced High-Strength Steels (pp. 109-124). Canada: COM.
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Mertens, A., van Bohemen, S. M. C., Hermans, M. J. M., Sietsma, J., & van der Zwaag, S. (22 May 2003). Acoustic-emission and dilatometric investigations of the influence of Cr on the austenite decomposition kinetics [Paper presentation]. Materials Research 2003, Veldhoven, Netherlands.

Mertens, A., Jacques, P. J., Zhao, L., Kruijver, S. O., Sietsma, J., & Delannay, F. (2003). On the influence of aluminium and silicon contents on the kinetics of bainite transformation of intercritical austenite. Journal de Physique IV, 112, 305-308. doi:10.1051/jp4:2003889
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Ros-Yanez, T., Houbaert, Y., Petrov, R., & Mertens, A. (2002). Characterisation of TRIP-assisted steel by atomic force microscopy and OIM. In B. C. De Cooman (Ed.), Proceedings of the International Conference on TRIP-Aided High-Strength Ferrous Alloys (pp. 85-90).
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Mertens, A., Jacques, P. J., Harlet, P., & Delannay, F. (2002). On the optimisation of the mechanical properties of two aluminium-alloyed multiphase TRIP-assisted steels. In B. C. De Cooman (Ed.), Proccedings of the International Conference on TRIP-Aided High Strength Ferrous Alloys.
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Mertens, A., Jacques, P. J., Zhao, L., Kruijver, S. O., Sietsma, J., & Delannay, F. (June 2002). On the influence of aluminium and silicon contents on the kinetics of bainite transformation of intercritical austenite [Paper presentation]. International Conference on Martensitic Transformation (ICOMAT'02), Helsinki, Finland.
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Mertens, A. (June 2002). Influence of aluminium on the phase transformations during the heat treatments for the processing of multiphase TRIP-assisted steels [Paper presentation]. Workshop on High-Strength Steels, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.

Mertens, A., van Bohemen, S. C. M., Hermans, M. J. M., Sietsma, J., & van der Zwaag, S. (May 2002). Acoustic-emission investigations on the ferrite and bainite formation in low-alloy steel during ultra-fast cooling [Poster presentation]. Materials Research 2002, Veldhoven, Netherlands.

Zhao, L., Kop, T. A., Rolin, V., Siestma, J., Mertens, A., Jacques, P. J., & van der Zwaag, S. (2002). Quantitative dilatometric analysis of intercritical annealing in a low-silicon TRIP steel. Journal of Materials Science, 37, 1585-1591. doi:10.1023/A:1014941424093
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Ros-Yanez, T., Houbaert, Y., & Mertens, A. (2001). Characterization of TRIP-assisted multiphase steel surface topography by atomic force microscopy. Materials Characterization, 47, 93-104. doi:10.1016/S1044-5803(01)00157-7
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Jacques, P. J., Girault, E., Mertens, A., Verlinden, B., van Humbeeck, J., & Delannay, F. (2001). The Developments of Cold-rolled TRIP-assisted Multiphase Steels. Al-alloyed TRIP-assisted Multiphase Steels. ISIJ International, 41 (9), 1068-1074. doi:10.2355/isijinternational.41.1068
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Girault, E., Mertens, A., Jacques, P. J., Houbaert, Y., Verlinden, B., & van Humbeeck, J. (2001). Comparison of the effects of silicon and aluminium on the tensile behaviour of multiphase TRIP-assisted steels. Scripta Materialia, 44, 885-892. doi:10.1016/S1359-6462(00)00697-7
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Jacques, P. J., Furnémont, Q., Mertens, A., & Delannay, F. (2001). On the sources of work hardening in multiphase steels assisted by transformation-induced plasticity. Philosophical Magazine. A. Physics of Condensed Matter. Defects and Mechanical Properties, 81 (7), 1789-1812. doi:10.1080/01418610108216637
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Mertens, A., Jacques, P. J., Lazarova, R., Zhao, L., Sietsma, J., & Delannay, F. (2001). On the influence of aluminium content on the stability of retained austenite in multiphase TRIP-assisted steels. Journal de Physique IV, 11, 8-223-Pr8-228. doi:10.1051/jp4:2001838

Mertens, A., Jacques, P. J., Lazarova, R., Zhao, L., Sietsma, J., & Delannay, F. (September 2000). On the influence of aluminium content on the stability of retained austenite in multiphase TRIP-assisted steels [Poster presentation]. Fifth European Symposium on Martensitic Transformations and Shape Memory Alloys (ESOMAT 2000), Come, Italy.
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Jacques, P., Girault, E., Mertens, A., van Humbeeck, J., Houbaert, Y., Aernoudt, E., & Delannay, F. (1999). Influence of Silicon and Aluminium Contents on the Phase Transformations During the Heat-Treatment of TRIP-assisted Multiphase Steels. In S. J. Mideat & G. D. Pfaffmann (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Symposium in honor of Prof. G. Krauss, 19th Heat Treating Society Conference (pp. 565-571). United States: TMS.
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Destoop, V., Mertens, A., Hendrix, W., Thijs, I., & Erauw, J.-P. (1997). The effect of dispersion and atomisation conditions on the compaction response of silicon nitride granules. Key Engineering Materials, 132-136, 408-411.
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